The West Virginia Autism Training Center is expanding its reach in the state. WV ATC, located at Marshall University in Huntington, has partnered with Concord University to develop on-campus support in Athens for students who are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

The West Virginia Autism Training Center is expanding its reach in the state. WV ATC, located at Marshall University in Huntington, has partnered with Concord University to develop on-campus support in Athens for students who are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

The West Virginia Child Advocacy Network and West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence are getting help from Verizon's HopeLine program to help those affected by domestic violence and child abuse.

The West Virginia Child Advocacy Network and West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence are getting help from Verizon's HopeLine program to help those affected by domestic violence and child abuse.

West Virginia’s Division of Corrections is hoping to close the door to recidivism by helping inmates with drug problems break the grip of addiction. The state already opened two 28-bed units — one for men, the other for women — at Southwestern Regional Jail to accommodate inmates sentenced to DOC custody who are serving parts of those sentences in the separately run regional jail system.

West Virginia’s Division of Corrections is hoping to close the door to recidivism by helping inmates with drug problems break the grip of addiction. The state already opened two 28-bed units — one for men, the other for women — at Southwestern Regional Jail to accommodate inmates sentenced to DOC custody who are serving parts of those sentences in the separately run regional jail system.

In September, when Glen Dale’s Reynolds Memorial Hospital launched its BreakThru program, the staff figured they’d have between five and 10 patients a month coming in for help with getting on the road to a drug-free life.

In September, when Glen Dale’s Reynolds Memorial Hospital launched its BreakThru program, the staff figured they’d have between five and 10 patients a month coming in for help with getting on the road to a drug-free life.

CHARLESTON, WV (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's role in the
gun control debate has prompted firearms maker Beretta USA to turn down
offers from officials and groups in West Virginia that it relocate to
the state, a company executive said Friday.

Jeffrey Reh, general
counsel and vice-general manager, cited comments from the West Virginia
Democrat targeting high-capacity ammunition magazines. The company also
has concerns with a provision in the measure Manchin has co-sponsored
with Sen. Patrick Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, to expand gun buyer
background checks to gun shows and Internet sales.

Beretta
believes Manchin has joined forces with Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York
Democrat and vocal gun control advocate, leading the company to question
whether "West Virginia was a pro-gun as we thought," Reh said.

"That
really caused us some consternation and concern," Reh said. "We've
decided not to consider West Virginia as a site for future expansion."

The
response follows dueling TV ads from Manchin and the National Rifle
Association as the senator seeks additional support for the background
check proposal, which failed to advance in an April vote. Spokesman
Jonathan Kott said Manchin was aware of Beretta USA's position but did
not immediately comment.

Then-House Speaker Rick Thompson, like
Manchin a Democrat, was among those who wrote Beretta earlier this year
after it said it would consider moving operations out of Maryland. That
state was then considering, and has since enacted, a strict gun control
law. Among other provisions, it limits ammunition magazines and bans the
in-state sale of 45 types of assault weapons including models made by
Beretta.